Lot Essay
Dr. Olzanski states that the present work is a large-scale oil sketch for a yet larger picture which Kossak completed in 1906. This latter work was given by the new Polish government to Stalin in 1947.
Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg
Details
Woiciech Kossak (1857-1942)
Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg
signed and dated 'Wojciech Kossak/1905' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35½ x 63 in. (89 x 160 cm.)
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. Kasimir Olzanski, Krakow.
Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg
signed and dated 'Wojciech Kossak/1905' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35½ x 63 in. (89 x 160 cm.)
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. Kasimir Olzanski, Krakow.
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